My daughter is currently a student in the Spanish immersion program at Elm City Elementary School, which is a wonderful program. The program is so wonderful that when the program moved from Wells …
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Kudos to Justin Blackman and the administration at Wilson Prep for participating in a school walkout on Wednesday, March 14.
While having assemblies and signing condolence banners might have been …
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As I watched the news tonight and learning of all the bad things that have recently happened near and far made what happened to me today even more important. In the grocery store, I allowed some to …
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I am extremely pleased we have a candidate to possibly run against Rep. Jean Farmer-Butterfield. I assure you I will sign the ballot access petition to put Ken Fontenot on the ballot. I encourage …
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On March 21, a public hearing will be held to decide the fate of three Confederate monuments currently at state Capitol grounds that could be moved to a Civil War battlefield. This is an opportunity …
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Au contraire, conservatives, numbers and facts don’t lie. However, they can be used to mislead, misdirect and confuse and often are the tactics employed by conservative pundits promoting false and …
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I have taught school for seven years prior to becoming a chemist at Firestone (now Bridgestone-Firestone Inc.). If I were now teaching school, I would resign as soon as teachers were permitted to …
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Since we are in between basketball tournaments for the moment, I want to take this time to remind you of the upcoming food drive on Thursday, March 22 at the Brentwood Shopping Center from 8 a.m. to …
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There is a substance that binds everyone regardless of race, creed, place of national origin and religious or political affiliation. If you are in need and it is offered, you will not question its …
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Many thanks to the First Presbyterian Church for having such a wonderful concert presented by the Presbyterian College choir, bell-ringers and chamber orchestra. I felt so privileged to witness these …
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What freedom means to me is that you have the privilege or the permission to do something or wear something. I now have so much respect for people in the the past who had to go through miserable …
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Cultural changes in the United States over the last 50 years indicates that gun control is not the answer. The mass shootings in the United States are a result of the culture changes made since the …
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